Medicare hospital stays, charges and payments, 2024. Official US government data.
Medicare pays per stay
$33,511.16
2024
Average charge
$190,934.07
Hospital list price
Stays
548
33 hospitals
Medicare paid
$18.4M
For these stays
For DRG 029 (spinal procedures with cc or spinal neurostimulators), Medicare paid $33,511.16 per hospital stay on average in 2024. Hospitals charged $190,934.07 on average, and the total payment including the patient's share and other payers was $40,709.51. In 2023 Medicare paid $32,117.78.
548 Medicare stays were billed as DRG 029 at 33 hospitals in 2024, and Medicare paid $18.4M for them.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA had the most Medicare stays for DRG 029 in 2024: 38, with an average Medicare payment of $37,483.13.
2024
| Hospital | Stays | Average charge | Total payment | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · Cedars Sinai Health System | 38 | $372,004.08 | $40,293.45 | $37,483.13 |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · Lifespan | 31 | $54,035.42 | $36,078.84 | $30,473.45 |
| University of Maryland Medical Center |
| State | Hospitals | Stays | Average charge | Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 5 | 102 | $315,591.51 | $43,550.09 |
| Maryland | 2 | 40 | $67,906.45 | $59,651.50 |
| New York | 2 | 35 | $148,313.20 | $35,509.26 |
| Massachusetts | 2 | 34 |
All diagnosis groups: Medicare hospital stays by DRG.
Official US government data on Original Medicare hospital stays, published once a year. Hospitals with fewer than 11 stays in this group are not published. Total payment adds the patient's share and payments by other insurers to the Medicare payment.
| 29 |
| $74,817.31 |
| $69,012.31 |
| $67,578.38 |
| UCSF Medical Center San Francisco, CA · University of California San Francisco | 28 | $280,937.75 | $58,526.93 | $48,530.86 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY · New York Presbyterian Healthcare System | 23 | $182,128.22 | $45,773.04 | $36,309.13 |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA · Mass General Brigham | 22 | $147,168.91 | $40,827.68 | $31,553.73 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester Rochester, MN · Mayo Clinic | 21 | $113,803.62 | $48,935.43 | $33,614.14 |
| Christiana Hospital Newark, DE · ChristianaCare | 20 | $87,108.65 | $31,750.10 | $27,333.40 |
| MUSC Medical Center Charleston, SC · Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center | 20 | $119,994.30 | $38,107.60 | $26,035.55 |
| University of Colorado Hospital Authority Aurora, CO · University of Colorado Health | 19 | $248,238.58 | $35,876.84 | $27,850.95 |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA · Jefferson Health | 17 | $177,495.18 | $43,264.06 | $24,874.53 |
| Harborview Medical Center Seattle, WA · UW Medicine | 17 | $202,797.59 | $52,440.76 | $38,168.29 |
| St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · CommonSpirit Health | 16 | $264,046.69 | $37,984.06 | $33,240.06 |
| Adventhealth Orlando Orlando, FL · AdventHealth | 15 | $191,791.07 | $25,679.47 | $23,841.27 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota, FL · Sarasota Memorial Health Care System | 14 | $155,466.50 | $24,528.57 | $21,844.07 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital Houston, TX · Houston Methodist | 14 | $238,821.36 | $30,343.57 | $26,548.36 |
| Carilion Medical Center Roanoke, VA · Carilion Clinic | 14 | $140,861.21 | $27,349.29 | $22,817.57 |
| UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Pittsburgh, PA · UPMC | 13 | $350,267.54 | $39,881.00 | $22,727.23 |
| University of Kansas Hospital Kansas City, KS · The University of Kansas Health System | 13 | $154,771.31 | $28,816.38 | $24,000.69 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · Vanderbilt Health | 13 | $204,665.85 | $38,201.54 | $23,573.92 |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · Providence | 12 | $119,206.33 | $33,593.83 | $27,886.83 |
| Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · University of California Health | 12 | $284,904.58 | $70,782.75 | $61,930.08 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA · Mass General Brigham | 12 | $115,477.42 | $37,819.50 | $34,630.17 |
| Albany Medical Center Hospital Albany, NY · Albany Medical Center | 12 | $83,501.08 | $36,389.50 | $33,976.17 |
| Ohio State University State Health System Columbus, OH · The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center | 12 | $145,714.83 | $30,842.42 | $27,115.75 |
| $135,983.68 |
| $32,639.53 |
| Colorado | 2 | 31 | $427,516.48 | $27,158.23 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 31 | $54,035.42 | $30,473.45 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 30 | $252,363.20 | $23,944.03 |
| Florida | 2 | 29 | $174,255.07 | $22,877.10 |
| Washington | 2 | 28 | $189,012.96 | $36,750.00 |
| Ohio | 2 | 24 | $119,409.50 | $23,651.08 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 21 | $113,803.62 | $33,614.14 |
| Delaware | 1 | 20 | $87,108.65 | $27,333.40 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 20 | $119,994.30 | $26,035.55 |
| Arizona | 1 | 16 | $264,046.69 | $33,240.06 |
| Texas | 1 | 14 | $238,821.36 | $26,548.36 |
| Virginia | 1 | 14 | $140,861.21 | $22,817.57 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 13 | $204,665.85 | $23,573.92 |
| Kansas | 1 | 13 | $154,771.31 | $24,000.69 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 11 | $73,998.18 | $19,437.82 |
| Iowa | 1 | 11 | $176,912.55 | $31,283.27 |
| Indiana | 1 | 11 | $63,212.73 | $22,343.09 |